The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-08-25
when W got TO the bcSNs. found a bfUK-
en- chain entirely loose and gave it to the

the country would continue 80 long as
complex bills. requiring years to carry out
to parliament and because Of his belief
that unless efficacious measures Of detail
were in the meanwhile speedily adopted
the country might be exposed to the great.
est dangers. Parliament sympathized
with my fears and intentions and after
adopting two clauses of. the recruiting bill,
passed two less ambitious measures which
win add largely to the efficiency OF the In
fantry and cavalry arms, taking only q
few weeks instead Of years in accomplish.
ment. l intend to proceed in the same man.
ner with manners relating to the artillery
and engineers, and I feel convinced that
parliament will heartily. assist me, and
tins We will best insure the maintenance
OF peace i
The following pensions have been issued:
Wisconsin: Widow OF j. B. Winslow,
Stevens Point; widow OF j. Pallado,
Wrightstown; widow Of @. Umstette, Mil.
J. B. Winslow, (deceased) Stevens Point;
]. NJ. LEASING, Centralia;D D. Wingard, Ham.
lin; Z. d, Wilcox, Trempelean; q. e. Hol.
lembeck, Mcmillan; up. Mallery, White
hall; ". H.. Joslyn, Richland Center; b.
Kingnian. Baraboo; M. Monahan, Hudson.
Minnesota: s. Kieke, st. Augusta; F.
Schwartz, Buffalo Lake; e. d. Wilkins,
Olmstead.
United Seates Senator Riddleberger, who
vas committed to jail for contempt OF
court was released by a mob.
The White River Utes are on the war.
path, and serious trouble lie Apprehended.
The Tact ia. made known that w. Fl.
Holcomb has resigned the position OF gen.
| eral superintendent of the Burlington u
| Northern road.
It is announced that james b. Davis,
superintendent'of the Ordnance foundry,
.Wasbingtonsnavy yard, has been dismiss.
| ed, and that John A. Burton OF Laurel,
Me-, who has long been a mechanic in the
foundry, has been promoted to the vacancy.
The Aeronauts Malletsand Jovis made
an ascent in Paris, in the balloon %Horla,
starting from tho Lavillette Gas works.
1t il presumed that their object is to pen.
citrate to the greatest height at which it is
| possible to live. After q lew hours zvoy-
age in the air the balloon decended, land
ing in the village Of Marche, Belgium. They
attained an altitude OF over 1000 metres,
and were Obliged to descend for want OF
ballast. The conditions were excellent,
except that M Mallet tainted stwice.
A body OF twenty-five to thirty masked
men rode into the town OF Leon, Iowa,
proceeded to the county jail and took out
James Reynolds, who criminally assaulted
Mrs. Noble near that place. The men
took him to a bridge just west OF town and
hung him over the railing. They knocked
the locks off five doors in order to get to
him, and! where occupied over two hours
in the work. Before hanging him the mob
tried to get him to confess to the deed, but
he refused to say q word. They than put
the rope around his neck and pushed him
over the edge of the bridge. In a few min
utes he was dead. The mob then quietly
rodesaway, leaving him hanging there.
DIR. Curry, United States minister to
Spain, has returned home for q short visit.
Applications were received at the treas.
ury department Tor the prepayment OF in
terest on registered bonds amounting to
$12. 494, 900. The total amount OF bonds
on which advance interest is asked is now
$50, 40, 600. of which amount $37,O24,-
$50 are 4 per cents $12, O44, 400 ~ per
cents, and 1858, $50 Pacific railroad
| bonds. The gross amount OF interestqon
these bonds lie about 81. O53.950.
The FIVE juvenile Jesse Jameses who
skipped from Merrill, Wis., and were re-
ported captured at Stevens Point are still
at large, having escaped from the officers
and gone up the Wisconsin Central line.
One OF the boys took advantage Of the
dead body OF his sister being in the house
to make his escape. They had only about
$50 in cash on which to make their raid
to California.
Acting Secretary Muldrow has approved
the selection OF 80, sos acres of land made
by the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis &
Omaha road in Wisconsin. This does not
include any of the lands involved in the
indemnity question argued by ex-senator
Thurman and Mr.. Britton. X
English railways have to bear the oner.
GUS task in the way OF furnishing free
transportation to prominent individuals
and officials, as did the railroads in the
United State before the passage OF the
Interstate commerce bill, writes Crawford
from London to the New York World.
The troublein Bellcounty, KY, is proba-
bly, at an end, as Jack Turner, the last
Turner fa ction, has surrendered himself to
the iailor OF Bell county. He surrendered,
and q man whose name could not be learn.
ed, charged with being an accomplish OF the
Turner's, surrendered himself to The author.
tiles. tt il reported that the others of the
band have disbanded and left the State.
The United State circuit court holds
that exorbitant commission on land con.
tracts are usurious and illegal.
James.E C. Flood. president Of the Nevada
bankssis i'll atshis Menlo Park home. His
4 physicians do not state the exact nature
Of his ailment, but have recommended
change OF scene and climate. 1t is expect.
L I'll VAlUV u 0OA0 A0 Va COW " S0AA00UuS
Il Germany.
"A dispatch from Madrid, asserts that
Gen. Satamania deciines to fight a duel
with the correspondent by whom he was
challenged, and that the general will start
Tor Cuba on the 25th.
t Chicago, an application for ex-tradi.
ton papers lot the return OF Boodler Nc.
4 Carlyle is in process of preparation by
States Attorney Grinnen. and will be
completed within q few days. It win be
sent to tho governor 81 the state, and by
him to the president at Washington.
The president has accepted the ~resigna.
tion Of Lient. Charles G. Tear, Twenty-ffth
Tear graduated from the military acade.
II my several years ago and has been ste
Itioned at Fort Smelling ever SINCE
Interior department authorities are
coming to the conclusion that the detail
OF army officers Tor the careof Yellowatone
Park ia preferable to the employment 81
Civilian superintendents, ind il is not I'M.
likely that Secretary Lamar will make d
Recommendation to the coming congresl
that Tor the present nc further a%ppropria,
ton Tor salaries for civilian supsrietend.
ents be made.
Rain has fallen pretty generally al over
Minnesota and Dakota, delaying harvest
operations and causing some sapprehen.
sions Of injury.
William III. Hughes, editor OF the M;chi
gan Catholic, publishes q letter severely
c~Ondemning the press COMMITTEES 0f ths
Army OF the Tennessee for inviting DR.. Nc.
Glynn. to address the coming reunion d
that bodyi in this city. He Rays the invit
lHtion is an insult to the emo al th(